Sunday, May 29, 2011

Imitating Bob from Barcelona (we still miss you!) and my fave Parisian photoblogger who often shares street level shots (Hi Eric!), I took a low perspective while watching folks cross 1st Avenue at Pike Place. I liked the way this pedestrian's stride framed people in the background.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Two guys coming towards me downhill on a path at Gas Works Park in the Wallingford neighborhood are silhouetted in the last light of day. The wind did not begin to howl as they approached, however :-).

Friday, May 27, 2011

Most of the shots from Post Alley I've shared with you in the past five years have been from ground level, so I thought you might like a peek up the alley from a loftier viewpoint. A couple walks their dog down the alley and under the familiar green and red neon Post Alley sign. The alley actually runs continuously for far more blocks than visitors to Seattle may realize, starting from Virginia Street and heading south through Pike Place Market and down to Seneca Street, after which its path broadens and it becomes Post Avenue through to Yesler Way in the Pioneer Square area. After it crosses Yesler it appears to become an alley again, although unnamed on maps, ending at Jackson Street.

Sunday, May 08, 2011

This is the entrance sign of a condominium complex in the Ballard neighborhood. The name stands for North of Market Street (the main shopping street in Ballard is NW Market St). On this Mother's Day, though it kind of reminded me of what a lot of us moms hear from our children from time to time :-). Hope all the moms who read SDP didn't hear too many no-nos from their little ones and had a lovely day.

Tuesday, May 03, 2011

I was walking past a telephone pole on an arterial street on Queen Anne Hill and did a double take when I spied this colorful art glass display some residents have apparently added to the streetscape in front of their home. There always seems to be some artistic or whimsical surprise to share in most Seattle neighborhoods.

Monday, May 02, 2011

I often run into photographers as I'm out and about around town. Yesterday I got to meet Robby, a photographer with a power chair that he has mounted with a terrific sturdy metal mono pod, fabricated by Glaser's Cameras, atop which rides his new Canon Power Shot camera and grip (his old camera took a spill recently and broke). Robby's dog was busy posing for a cute mug shot taken by one of the store clerks at All the Best Pet Shop on Queen Anne Ave North. I saw this scene unfolding when I entered the shop and quickly took this shot. I walked over and showed the shot to Robby, upon which I got a knowing smile and he surprised me by retrieving his own photo portfolio from his backpack. Ah, someone like me! I hadn't noticed his camera, I had been so focused on his little dog and the clerk trying to take its picture. I had a treat seeing Robby's shots and learned of his successful one man show and sale held at a local coffee house. It was fun to run into a fellow enthusiast and see his work. For info on his matted and framed prints of Seattle scenes and beautiful nature shots contact him here.

Sunday, May 01, 2011

Today the first of the month City Daily Photo Bloggers' theme is mailboxes. Here is a US Postal Service mailbox in front of a Starbucks entrance on a sunny spring morning in Seattle. Are you curious to see what mailboxes look like in countries around the globe? Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.

And hey, we are celebrating three fabulous CDPBlogger's significant blogoversaries! They have each poured out a lot of work and dedication every day for many years, and I have enjoyed getting to know their areas through their beautiful photography. Rudy of La Antigua, Guatemala is celebrating 5 years of La Antigua Daily Photo today. And he would like you to send him some snail mail to fill the mail slot he's featuring today. So drop a colorful postcard or a letter with a fancy stamp from wherever you may be to him at :
RUDY GIRON, LADP
P.O. BOX 139 EL CORREO
LA ANTIGUA GUATEMALA, C.P. 03001
GUATEMALA, CENTRAL AMERICA
And the party keeps on going in the northern hemisphere. Earlier this week Slinger of Twin Cities Daily Photo (Minniapolis/St. Paul, Minnisota, USA) also marked 5 years of fab photoblogging. And Bergson in Chateaubriant, France is celebrating his 4th year of publishing Chateaubriant Daily Photo. I invite you to pay each of them a visit, enjoy their work and wish them Bon Blogoversary!